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Highland Park Independent Film Festival ()

Deadlines

01 Mar 2018
Call for entries

09 Jul 2018
Standard deadline

06 Aug 2018
Festival closed

04 Sep 2018
Notification date

04 Oct 2018
07 Oct 2018

Address

7740 W. Manchester Ave., Ste 205 , 90293, Playa Del Rey, CA, United States

Festival description

Short film festival 45'<

Feature film festival >60'

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Genres

Themes

Has submission fees

International Festival

Physical Location

Production date: Any

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films 45'<

Feature Films >60'

Languages
English

Subtitles
English

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Festival description (Edition: )

Festival start: 04 October 2018 Festival end: 07 October 2018

HIGHLAND PARK INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (HPIFF) fosters emerging and established filmmakers by providing forums for screening projects, networking with industry professionals and mentoring student filmmakers in Northeast Los Angeles. All films will screen at the historic Highland Theatre on a DCP system

Prizes and qualifications

Cash Prizes: 2,000$

All filmmakers will be competing for two prestigious awards: Best Cinematography and Best Musical Composition.

Other awards include: Best Feature, Best Short, Best Feat Doc, Best Short Doc, & Audience Choice - Best Short

Rules

INSTRUCTIONS AND IMPORTANT DATES

- Submissions are open to all filmmakers, topics, and genres. Features are films 60 minutes and up. Shorts are films under 45 minutes.

- Regular deadline submission date is Monday 7/9/18 with a fee of $50 features / $45 student (w/ valid ID); $30 shorts / $25 student (w/ valid ID).

- Final deadline submission date is Monday 8/6/18 with a fee of $55 features / $50 student (w/ valid ID); $35 shorts / $30 student (w/ valid ID).

- Filmmakers can submit more than 1 film.

- If selected exhibition will be through our DCP system. Please provide us with a DCP presentation file and a Pro Res 422 Quicktime back up file. Files must be delivered on a Mac-compatible external hard drive or flash drive and must be received NO LATER than Monday 9/10/18.

- Upload a digital press kit with application. This includes film stills, synopsis, bios, and list of cast/crew.

- Questions? Email: info@hpifilmfest.com

Feature Narrative / Documentary

Feature Films >60'

Fee

-8%

Standard 50$ 46$ 09 Jul 18

Extended 60$ 55.2$ 06 Aug 18

Submissions deadline
06 Aug 18

Save up
4$

Submit

Submissions are open to all filmmakers, topics, and genres. Features are films 60 minutes and up.

Short Narrative / Documentary

Short Films 45'<

Fee

-8%

Standard 30$ 27.6$ 09 Jul 18

Extended 40$ 36.8$ 06 Aug 18

Submissions deadline
06 Aug 18

Save up
2.4$

Submit

Submissions are open to all filmmakers, topics, and genres. Shorts are films under 45 minutes.

Student Feature

Feature Films >60'

Fee

-8%

Standard 45$ 41.4$ 09 Jul 18

Extended 55$ 50.6$ 06 Aug 18

Submissions deadline
06 Aug 18

Save up
3.6$

Submit

student (w/ valid ID)

Student Short

Short Films 45'<

Fee

-8%

Standard 25$ 23$ 09 Jul 18

Extended 35$ 32.2$ 06 Aug 18

Submissions deadline
06 Aug 18

Save up
2$

Submit

student (w/ valid ID)

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